Well courtesy of a member here on the board (Native Dancer...thanks for the tip btw....) I have discovered taking routes other than the Interstates. Some routes may be longer by a few miles but they seem less hectic and a have a heck of a lot better views.
So if you have a choice of taking an interstate or another route like a "two-laner", which do you prefer?
Which Routes do you prefer?
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Working Class Patriot, Oct 1, 2008.
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I prefer sticking to the big road, unless I can save a significant amount of miles going on the back roads. Why? Glad you asked...
1. If there happens to be any problems, they tend to become bigger problems on a 2 lane road in the middle of nowhere.
2. The company uses select fuel stops, so I pretty much HAVE to run the Interstates...unless I wanna push.
3. You may save a few miles on smaller roads, but in my experience, it takes quite a bit more time with the stop-n-go little towns, etc.
4. Most importantly, on the interstates, you are much more likely to get a high amount of thigh shots during your day. Hey it may not be important from a business point of view, but I like it.
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I don't know, while going up the 71 in CO, I saw a very nice young lady washing her car in cut-offs....all wet too.
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One of my more memorable "back road" experiences was in Iowa, waaayyyy out in the middle of nowhere, I got stuck in a huge line of traffic behind a.....house. Yep, a house. Seems they were moving it to be near a museum or some darn thing. Now, most Iowa back raods aren't that big to begin with, and then you add this old farm house relocation circus....yeah, it took a minute to get through that.
It was almost worth it being able to call in and tell dispatch that I was being detained, and didn't know what time I'd be there.
" What's the problem? Where are you?"
"Behind a house."
>>Picks up the phone from the floor<<
"Why are you behind a house?"
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I know for a fact you don't want to be on any Nebraska or Iowa back roads anywhere near planting or harvest season!!!
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I like 2-laners, particularly if going that way will save some miles over sticking to the interstates. If it's a time crunch, I'll eat the out-of-routes and hammer on it, but usually I'd rather just avoid the traffic and look out the windows
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